在有关近代上海历史的各种史料中，恐怕没有一种史料，象上海公共租界工部局董事会会议录那样，时间跨度大，内容丰富，连续性强，且版本特殊。这是一部完整记录上海公共租界（包括其前身英租界）管理机构工部局董事会历次会议召开情况的会议录，从1854年7月17日工部局成立后召 I am afraid there is no historical data in the history of modern Shanghai. Like the minutes of the Board of Trustees of the Shanghai Public-Concession Bureau, it has a long time span, rich content, strong continuity and special versions. This is a complete record of the Shanghai International Settlement (including its predecessor British concession) Management Bureau of the Board of Directors meetings of the previous meeting of the meeting recorded from July 17, 1854 after the establishment of the Ministry of Industry